Hard-Water Classic Ice-Fishing tournament supports Forest Preserve programs

Avid anglers do not stop fishing just because the weather turns cold. And the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is inviting hard-water anglers to come together for some friendly competition to benefit a good cause.The Hard-Water Classic Ice-Fishing Tournament will take place Feb. 11 at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville after being postponed because of the “late onset of winter ...

Season late, but catches are great

A warm January has had hard-water anglers on thin ice throughout the start of winter this ice-fishing season. Safety charts recommend anglers have “generally safe ice” for foot travel at a 4-inch thickness and light snow machines at and above a 5-inch depth for travel.

Of The Outdoors: Locaters Make Ice Fishing Easier

Ice fishing this year has been slow to start as in some places; the weather hasn’t been cold enough to make ice while areas farther north have had just enough ice to allow fishermen to get out with snowmobiles or four wheelers.

Fishing The Midwest: On the ice or open water, color and lure size can be critical

In many areas of the Midwest this winter, there has been as much open- water fishing going on as there has been ice-fishing.

Fishing The Midwest: Fishing ideas for a new year

A new year of fishing started recently. The 2012 fishing season is under way. So far it's been kind of a strange ice-fishing season.